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Hi BettyJaneB, Thank you for offering help.... Indeed, after almost 4 hours on the phone with " support" ( quotation for the fact that they barely know the product they were supposed to support), I finally came to this conclusion that this was what I had

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There is not Two Separate transactions: "I realize these are two separate transactions."... The Payroll Deduction would be linked not to Liability; link it back into the expense account you already paid out of = internal reimbursement.

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Thanks for your reply, .... Let’s get your data added into QuickBooks by using the IIF file.... As stated by @ Alessandra_B, this is a feature in QuickBooks that allows you to export and import data to and from different platforms.

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You're right, .... Adjusted Service Date means the service date adjusted by the amount of any creditable service other than membership service, or for any periods of interrupted service, and from which all creditable service shall be calculated.